Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0468-0006 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small round basket with flat base and slightly flaring sides; Small round area in center of base is woven in plain plaiting, but the major portion of the base is woven in alternating rows of plain twining and simple plaiting; Sides of basket are woven entirely in plain plaiting, except for single row of 3-strand twining at junction of base and sides and along the rim; Designs are woven in false embroidery, using dyed bear grass leaves, and consist of 6 diagonal columns of 6 stacked triangles each, with the triangles within each column in alternate colors of orange and purple; This basket is woven extremely finely. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.9, Max Diam = 9.4 | |